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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:58 am
by tavernier
pzman84 wrote: Criterion...you are on notice.
Monsieur Colbert, you rock!!!

=D> =D> =D>

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:02 am
by godardslave
I'm convinced the troubles mentioned above by pzman84 and other posters elsewhere are linked to the recent deal with IMAGE.

The troubles seemed to start around that time and would explain the delays etc.

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:44 pm
by LightBulbFilm
justeleblanc wrote: Second, is the reference to Autumn Afternoon in the newsletter hope that that's the next Ozu release?
Doubt it. Criterion always mentions other films but never releases any of them... With minor exceptions.

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:21 pm
by justeleblanc
seasonal cue.

from Exodus:

And Criterion did descend from the heavens in all its writhing glory and said unto the world, "Good people of the land, I bring you good news. Cue Autumn." And the leaves fell from the trees.

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:01 pm
by Michael Kerpan
The underlying source materials for "Equinox Flower" and "Late Autumn" seem to be in much better shape that that for "Autumn Afternoon". If I was Criterion -- I would go for one of these (less technically problematic) films first.

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:49 pm
by backstreetsbackalright
Michael Kerpan wrote:The underlying source materials for "Equinox Flower" and "Late Autumn" seem to be in much better shape that that for "Autumn Afternoon". If I was Criterion -- I would go for one of these (less technically problematic) films first.
Not that it adds to a strong case either for or against any of the above titles, but there's still the possibly meaningless but nevertheless twitterpating appearance on Amazon of this title and this one.

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:03 am
by Lemdog
I just wanted to see if anyone else got the email about the new contest?

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:10 pm
by Dylan
Yes, and I entered it right away. They didn't indicate whether we should include our mailing address though (most online contests request it), but I put mine at the end of the e-mail anyway.

All of the April titles sound absolutely wonderful, so of course I hope to win. But good luck to everybody who enters (and everybody should, it's a very easy question*)...has any of our members won a Criterion contest yet?

Dylan

*The question is, by the way, "What are five of the dozen+ Criterion titles to have won Oscars?"

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:50 pm
by AZAI
Just wondering is this US only?

Oh well, I entered anyway, let's see what happens :)

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:02 pm
by Antoine Doinel
Dylan wrote:
*The question is, by the way, "What are five of the dozen+ Criterion titles to have won Oscars?"
Actually, it's what five Criterion titles won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar....

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:50 pm
by toiletduck!
Dylan wrote:...has any of our members won a Criterion contest yet?
I was one of the winners of the first contest and am living happily ever after with Roeg and Bowie...

-Toilet Dcuk

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:16 pm
by Matt
Antoine Doinel wrote:
Dylan wrote:*The question is, by the way, "What are five of the dozen+ Criterion titles to have won Oscars?"
Actually, it's what five Criterion titles won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar....
You're both half-correct.
If you can name just five of the dozen-plus Criterion titles that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, then you will be entered in a random drawing to win one of these titles or an upcoming April release....

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:12 am
by Cinesimilitude
the contest was clearly mentioned in the newsletter. I greedily didn't post about it.

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:34 am
by mikeohhh
Wow, this is easy. The first six winners from when Best Foreign Language Film became a competitive award in 1956 are all Criterions, for starters.

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:29 pm
by Narshty
FilmFanSea wrote:Noodling around today, I discovered Criterion's April Newsletter (which I don't think has been distributed yet).

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:37 pm
by Gregory
Congratulations to the winners of last month's Oscar contest. Free DVDs were awarded to Seth Engel, Kate Diehn, Jon Witmer, Captain Bob, and Charles K. Noyes.
That's funny -- one of the winners was the brilliantly sick composer and musician Charles K. Noyes. I'm only too happy to lose to him. And "Captain Bob," too.

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:41 pm
by Antoine Doinel
Any speculation on what the "New Look, New Line" coming this fall is?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:42 pm
by Narshty
None whatsoever.

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:42 pm
by ByMarkClark.com
"New look ... new line ... coming this fall" = Confirmation of Eclipse?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:44 pm
by FilmFanSea
Antoine Doinel wrote:Any speculation on what the "New Look, New Line" coming this fall is?
http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/vie ... 3589#63589

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:47 pm
by blindside8zao
could this be confirmation of eclipse possibly?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:53 pm
by SHOCKMASTER
A new line of Criterion fashion maybe? Tee-shirts? Polos? Fleece jackets?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:54 pm
by blindside8zao
btw, the C has a file name of "wacky_c.gif" Can we therefore conclude that the new company is not Eclipse but actually Wacky C.?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:50 pm
by justeleblanc
blindside8zao wrote:btw, the C has a file name of "wacky_c.gif" Can we therefore conclude that the new company is not Eclipse but actually Wacky C.?
Aren't most of the pictures called "wackyanimal"?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:58 pm
by redbill
justeleblanc wrote:
blindside8zao wrote:btw, the C has a file name of "wacky_c.gif" Can we therefore conclude that the new company is not Eclipse but actually Wacky C.?
Aren't most of the pictures called "wackyanimal"?
so you're saying criterion has genetically engineered some sort of new animal, nicknamed "c"? I think there's no other logical explanation...